Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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